Where does “cribbage” come from?

Cribbage derives from English crib, a word of uncertain ultimate origin tracing back through Middle English crib and Old English cribb to Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, with a root in Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- or ger-.

cribbage (English): A point-counting card game for two players, with...

Definitions

  1. A point-counting card game for two players, with...

Ancestry of “cribbage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcribA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often...
2Middle Englishcrib—
3Old Englishcrib—
4Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cribbage”

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